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To The City: Life and Death Along the Ancient Walls of Istanbul
'An enthralling guide to one of the world's great cities - that blends history and insights into the present day from one of the most astute commentators on the politics...
The Story of Romanesque Architecture
Part of a new, accessibly written, and generously illustrated series on architecture through the ages, this book features Romanesque architecture's most important architects, buildings and cities, interior and exterior photographs,...
To The City: Life and Death Along the Ancient Walls of Istanbul
'An enthralling guide to one of the world's great cities - that blends history and insights into the present day from one of the most astute commentators on the politics...
Twentieth-Century Man: The Wild Life of Peter Beard
An exuberant biography of the life of the iconic photographer and naturalist Peter Beard, whose life and work captured the cultural imagination Peter Beard lived an astonishing life. The artist,...
The Secret Language of Churches & Cathedrals: Decoding the Sacred Symbolism of Christianity's Holy Building
Who is depicted in that stained glass window? What is the significance of those geometric figures? Why are there fierce-looking beasts carved amidst all that beauty? Is there a deeper...
We Made a Garden
An elegant reissue of a classic book from one of the twentieth century's greatest garden writers.This landmark work on creating a garden was first published in 1956 and has rarely...
The Ornamental Wilderness in the English Garden
'In this wide ranging and comprehensive survey of the designed landscapes of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, James Bartos argues convincingly that ornamental wildernesses should be viewed as...
The Man in the Glass House: Philip Johnson, Architect of the Modern Century
When Philip Johnson died in 2005 at the age of 98, he was still one of the most recognizable--and influential--figures on the American cultural landscape. The first recipient of the...
Typographics: v.5: Graphic Fusion
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Nautical Style
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Architecture and the Turkish City: An Urban History of Istanbul since the Ottomans
Author: Murat GulFormat: Hardback, 156mm x 234mm, 671g, 336 pagesPublished: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, 2017Architecture and urban planning have always been used by political regimes to stamp their ideologies...
Mediterranean Crossroads: Marseille and Modern Architecture
Author: Sheila CraneFormat: Paperback, 178mm x 254mm, 376 pagesPublished: University of Minnesota Press, United States, 2011Drawing together a cast of world-renowned architects, photographers, and cultural theorists Mediterranean Crossroads examines how...
Reversing Into The Future: New Wave Graphics 1977-1990
Author: Andrew KrivineFormat: Hardback, 222mm x 282mm, 2000g, 336 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, 2021Reversing into the Future: New Wave Graphics 1977-1990 is a unique and fascinating book of graphic...
Pool: A dip into outdoor swimming pools: the history, design and people behind them
Author: Christopher BeanlandFormat: Hardback, 216mm x 276mm, 208 pagesPublished: Batsford, United Kingdom, 2020A celebration of outdoor swimming - looking at the history, design and architecture of pools, as well as...
Australia's Heritage Sketchbook
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Author: Keith NorrisBinding: HardbackPublished: Lansdowne Press, 1980, Revised EditionCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerAustralia's Heritage Sketchbook by Keith Norris is a hardcover book published in 1980, featuring 361...
Secret Houses of the Cotswolds
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Coastal Modern: Sophisticated Homes Inspired by the Ocean
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Space within: Reshaping the Home for Contemporary Living
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Home Sweet Home: A Journey Through Mary's Dream Home
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Early Buddhist Rock Temples: A Chronological Study
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Author: Vidya DehejiaBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames and Hudson, 1972Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book examines the historical development of early Buddhist rock temples in India, providing a...
Barcelona
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Author: Robert HughesBinding: SoftbackPublished: Knopf, 1992Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsRobert Hughes' genial history of Barcelona builds up to Gaudí, leaving the messy story of the...
Phylum H: Brunet Saunier Architecture on Healthcare
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Author: Antoine KersseBinding: SoftbackPublished: Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2019Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsPhylum H offers a comprehensive look at the creative process of French architecture firm Brunet...
Historic Melbourne Sketchbook
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Author: Unk White; A. Roger-Genersh; Bill Beasley; George HaddonBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby Ltd, 1977Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Historic Melbourne Sketchbook features sketches from Unk White,...
New Swiss Architecture
Author: Nathalie HerschdorferFormat: Hardback, 255mm x 280mm, 2050g, 304 pagesPublished: Thames & Hudson Ltd, United Kingdom, 2015Established on the global stage by the international success and influence of architects such...
A Newport Summer
Author: Nick MeleFormat: Hardback, 254mm x 330mm, 1840g, 208 pagesPublished: Vendome Press, United States, 2022Newport, Rhode Island, is one of the last bastions of American high society. The grand Gilded...
Mindful Design of Japan: 40 Modern Tea-Ceremony Rooms
Author: Michael FreemanFormat: Paperback, 250mm x 232mm, 1200g, 256 pagesPublished: Eight Books, United Kingdom, 2015A fully updated edition of Michael Freeman's popular book,New ZenThe Japanese tea-ceremony, or Way of Tea,...
Pure Plastic: New Materials for Today's Architecture
Author: Chris van UffelenFormat: Hardback, 235mm x 235mm, 1390g, 256 pagesPublished: BRAUN, Germany, 2008Plastic has moved from a supporting role to being a new star among construction materials. Of the...
The New York Subway Map Debate: At Cooper Union April 20, 7:30 pm
Author: Gary HustwitFormat: Paperback, 127mm x 229mm, 300g, 140 pagesPublished: Plexi Productions, United States, 2022The New York Subway Map Debate documents a pivotal event in design history: the 1978 debate...
Bend & Build: Architecture with Bamboo
Author: Chris van UffelenFormat: Hardback, 215mm x 270mm, 1020g, 192 pagesPublished: Braun Publishing AG, Switzerland, 2023Architecture involving and consisting of bamboo has developed into one of the most fascinating areas...
Material Matters 03: Stone: Creative interpretations of common materials
Format: Paperback, 160mm x 220mm, 400g, 160 pagesPublished: Victionary, Hong Kong, 2019Materials have the power to affect human experiences and emotions by helping us build intimate connections with inanimate objects...
Country Life: Homes of the Catskill Mountains and Hudson Valley
Author: William AbranowiczFormat: Hardback, 235mm x 305mm, 1960g, 272 pagesPublished: Vendome Press, United States, 2023A celebrated photographer focuses his lens on distinctive period and contemporary residences amid the natural beauty...
Detail in Contemporary Hotel Design
Author: Drew PlunkettFormat: Hardback, 250mm x 290mm, 1500g, 192 pagesPublished: Laurence King Publishing, United Kingdom, 2013Hotel interiors need to satisfy the imaginations of their customers and whet the appetite for...
Where Architects Stay in Europe: Lodgings for Design Enthusiasts
Author: Sibylle KramerFormat: Hardback, 190mm x 230mm, 720g, 208 pagesPublished: Braun Publishing AG, Switzerland, 2018Vibrant cities or quiet idyllic landscapes, Mediterranean coasts or alpine mountain ranges: Europe's unique cul -...
Home Futures: Living in Yesterday's Tomorrow
Author: Justin McGuirkFormat: Paperback, 170mm x 240mm, 250g, 320 pagesPublished: Design Museum, United Kingdom, 2018The twentieth century offered up countless visions of domestic life, from the aspirational to the radical....
The Narrative Power of Illustrations and Drawings - Mind the Gap
Author: Ute HelmboldFormat: Hardback, 155mm x 225mm, 1060g, 640 pagesPublished: Niggli Verlag, Switzerland, 2023How pictures can be used to tell a story, how are they made, and how the head...
New Danish Architecture
Author: Kristoffer Lindhardt WeissFormat: Hardback, 218mm x 276mm, 2080g, 992 pagesPublished: Strandberg Publishing, Denmark, 20221000 pages about new Danish architecture. Through 10 buildings, the book provides a vital signal of...
Palette Mini Series 03: Gold & Silver
Author: VictionaryFormat: Paperback, 135mm x 185mm, 480g, 256 pagesPublished: Viction Workshop Ltd, Hong Kong, 2020The best-selling PALETTE colour-themed series remains one of the most successful and sought-after references for designers...
When a Factory Becomes a Home: Adaptive Reuse for Living
Author: Chris van UffelenFormat: Hardback, 240mm x 280mm, 1590g, 272 pagesPublished: Braun Publishing AG, Switzerland, 2018The Beauty of a New Beginning Housing shortages and building dereliction are fundamental challenges, concerning...
Lumitecture: Illuminating Interiors for Designers & Architects
Author: Anna YudinaFormat: Hardback, 217mm x 234mm, 1300g, 256 pagesPublished: Thames & Hudson Ltd, United Kingdom, 2016Light makes an architectural space livable, shapes it and guides us within it. The...
Building Berlin, Vol. 10: The latest architecture in and out of the capital
Author: Architektenkammer BerlinFormat: Paperback, 210mm x 270mm, 960g, 192 pagesPublished: Braun Publishing AG, Switzerland, 2021Every year, the Architecture Berlin book series shows how Berlin's architects apply their competence and creativity...
Residential Architecture for Senior Citizens
Author: Chris van UffelenFormat: Hardback, 225mm x 295mm, 1790g, 264 pagesPublished: Braun Publishing AG, Switzerland, 2012Citizens in retirement age are becoming an ever greater but also more active part of...
Architecture of the Glyptotek
Author: Jannie Rosenberg BendsenFormat: Hardback, 245mm x 320mm, 1660g, 432 pagesPublished: Strandberg Publishing, Denmark, 2023The New Carlsberg Glyptotek was established by brewer Carl Jacobsen in 1897, as a venue where...
MOMENT: Redefining the Brand Experience
Author: MomentFormat: Hardback, 225mm x 297mm, 1500g, 256 pagesPublished: Frame Publishers BV, Netherlands, 2019Tokyo-based design firm MOMENT, run by Hisaaki Hirawata and Tomohiro Watabe, creates rich and sleek commercial environments...
Beyond Architecture Michael Kenna
Author: Michael KennaFormat: Hardback, 245mm x 298mm, 2421g, 384 pagesPublished: Prestel, Germany, 2019A stunning selection of black-and-white photographs taken by Michael Kenna over the past forty-five years. Michael Kenna is...
Architecture of the NKTP Sanatorium in Kislovodsk
Author: Moisei GinzburgFormat: Hardback, 213mm x 285mm, 620g, 88 pagesPublished: Fontanka, United Kingdom, 2019 First English-language publication of a book that documents the creation of Moisei Ginzburg's NKTP Sanatorium in...
Powershop 6: New Retail Design
Format: Hardback, 2400g, 500 pagesPublished: Frame Publishers BV, Netherlands, 2019Powershop 6 explores outstanding and inspirational retail destinations that are setting the direction of of contemporary industry trends. Divided into chapters...
The Book of Books: 500 Years of Graphic Innovation
Author: Mathieu LommenFormat: Hardback, 230mm x 320mm, 2630g, 464 pagesPublished: Thames & Hudson Ltd, United Kingdom, 2012This visual history brings together an extraordinary collection of books to illustrate a canon...
QSL? (Do You Confirm Receipt of My Transmission?): A Visual Language of Two-way Radio Communication
Author: Marc DaCostaFormat: Hardback, 203mm x 279mm, 1540g, 276 pagesPublished: Standards Manual, United States, 2022Communications between amateur radio (AKA ham radio) operators and citizen band stations have been crowding the...